Wilbur D. Smith Promoted to Sergeant in Manila
Wilbur D. Smith of Thomasville Georgia with the 164 Ordnance Company 4th Engineer Special Brigade in Manila has been promoted from Corporal to Sergeant. He has endured nearly 200 bombing attacks in 13 months overseas and earns two battle stars along with Liberation Ribbons Asiatic Pacific and Philippine Good Conduct Medals. He worked as a shipping clerk for Georgia Packing Company before joining the Army in 1943. His wife Mrs Wilbur D. Smith lives in Cairo Georgia and works at Eunices Beauty Shop. He has visited Cavite Corregidor Bataan Clark Field Santo Tomas Internment Camp and Manila's war ruins.
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164 Ordnance Company
4Th Eng
Manila
Wilbur D. Smith
Thomasville
Georgia
Ordnance Company
4Th Engineer Special Brigade
Pacific
Set Smith
Mac
Marle P. Smith
11Th Street
Quincy
Ordnance
Philippines
Army
Sgt
Bataan
Clark Field
Santo ‘Lomas
Revival Begins Tonight at Dawson Street Methodist Church
Revival services start tonight at 8:30 at Dawson Street Methodist Church with Rev. Tom A. Whiting arriving to preach. Daily services run 10:30 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. through next Friday except Saturday. A choir will lead old gospel hymns as the congregation joins in.
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Dawson Street Methodist Church
Tom A. Whiting
Panther Room Hours Feature Fried Chicken and Steaks
The Panther Room serves half fried chicken and T-Bone steaks daily from 6:00 AM to 11:30 PM, offering a long dining window.
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Panther
Providence Church to Host Forty Seventh Annual Sunday School Convention
The Forty seventh Annual session of the District Sunday School and B T U Convention will convene at Providence Baptist Church Magnolia Street Friday morning June 22 at 9 30. Rev A F Ponder of Quitman GA will preside. A strong program aims to inspire church schools city and county wide. Attendees urged to participate and study the Bible to address postwar issues and uphold Bible principles in law civic life and families. Gospel preaching will follow.
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B. T. U. Convention
Col
Providence Baptist Church
Magnolia Street
A. Ff.ponder
Quitman
Truman cites democratic succession plan and world peace push
President Truman travels to the West Coast while urging a broader succession framework. He backs Speaker of the House to ensure representative leadership, notes Russia may join the postwar program, and plans to present a world parley resolution to the Senate for ratification. Also reports General Motors expansion in Atlanta and a Regensburg German assets find. Local ad promotes Nice size ripe lopes and produce.
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Truman
West Coast
Congress
Washington
Russia
Frisco
Senate
Better Things Bible Study at First Baptist Tonight
The 8:30 p.m. service at First Baptist will study Better Things from Hebrews. Bibles are requested. Attendance teams report summer mid-week services improving and members are urged to stay active during the season.
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First Baptist Church
Song service to feature the program
A concerted program will headline a church song service. Contributed notes indicate singers will perform a planned lineup during the service.
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Song Service
Funeral services for Eugene Dyer held this morning
Short services were held at Whiddon's Chapel for Eugene Dyer who died at the hospital Monday night. The Rev George Shirley of St Thomas Episcopal church led the rites. The body will be taken to Sharon Ga for interment tomorrow in the Dyer family burial ground where he was born March 25 1875 in Warren county. He leaves a sister Mrs Cora McCord and several nieces. The death follows injuries from a fall last week and is deeply mourned by friends in this county and North Florida.
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Whiddon’s
Eugene Dyer
George Shirley
St. Thomas. Episcopal Church
Sharon
Dyer
Warren County
B. W. Moore
Joe Moore
Milledgeville
W. H. Saunders
Mark Saunders
Miccosukee
A. D. Scott
Selma
J. F. Russell
Tallahassee
Florida
Caldwell Langford wedding planned for St Thomas Episcopal
Miss Jane Caldwell to wed Pfc Edward Ross Langford at St Thomas Episcopal Church in Thomasville on a Sunday at 9 p m. The ceremony follows Langford's return from overseas with the Sixth Armored Division of Patton's Third Army and current leave at Welsh Convalescent Hospital Daytona Beach. The couple's families announce the engagement from Orlando to Thomasville and New Orleans.
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Caldwell- Langford
St. Thomas Episcopal
Jane Caldwell
Edward Ross Langford
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Thomasville
Orlando, Fla
T. T. Caldwell
Jane Kearsley Caldwell
Pfc
Aus
Orlando
New Orleans
Finney Hospital
Archbold Memorial Hospital
Bir
Langford
Thomas A. Langford
Orlando Senior High School
University of Florida
U.S. Army
Sixth Armored
George Patton
Third Army
Welsh
Daytona Beach
Special I. O. O. F. Meeting Tonight
A special meeting of all Odd Fellows is called at the Odd Fellows Hall at 8 30 tonight to finalize arrangements for the June 28 visit by the Grand Sire and Georgia's leading Odd Fellows. All members urged to attend. JOHN O HERRING Sec
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Odd Fellows
Odd Fellows Hall
Grand Sire
Georgia
Hawkins Evans Home on Leave From Navy
Friends of Hawkins Evans report he will be home today on leave with his parents Mr and Mrs Sam Evans at 215 East Clay Street. He graduated Thomasville High School in June 1944 and entered the Naval Air Corps in August. Last Thursday at the Naval Air Station Jacksonville Florida he received his wings as an aerial gunner.
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Hawkins Evans
U. S. Navy
Sam Evans
East Clay Street
Hawkins
Thomasville High School
Naval Air Corps
Naval Air Station
Jacksonville
Fla
Pfc Culpepper Returns to U S After Foreign Service
Pfc John D Culpepper has arrived in the United States after time in the foreign service and is in a Miami hospital for a short stay. He hopes to be furloughed home soon and later transferred for army treatment.
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Pfc
John D. Culpepper
United States
Foreign Service
Miami
Army
War Bond Premiere At Rose Tonight For Seventh War Loan
The Rose Theatre hosts a gala premiere of the film Without Love at 8:30 p m admission by ticket only for war bond buyers of $25 or larger. Finney General Hospital provides entertainment before the show with performances by the 395th ASF band Lt H Irene Sweet and Pvt Ray Berger in addition to other acts and a plea by Sgt Anthony Pafritelli to buy more Seventh War Bonds.
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Finney General Hospital
Thomasvillé
Rose Theatre
Africa
Sicily
Italy
France
Germany
Okinawa
United States
Hitler
America
Rose Theater
Jack Sherling
Ray Berger
Anthony Pafritelli
General MacArthur
South Pacific
Teen Canteen Hosts Open House At Youth Center
The Teen Canteen plans an open house tonight at 8 to 10 at 300 Remington Avenue with multiple hosts. Activities include table games reading outdoor games horseshoes croquet and softball and music by a local group. Membership opens to newly promoted seventh graders in Junior High.
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Remington Avenue
Harvey Chastain
Lloyd Pugh
W. C. Holloway
Raymond MacKendree
Kenley Lanter
Osco Hughes
Teen Canteen
John Searcy
Oi Junior High School
J. C. Thoroughman
Jane Faulk
Maxwell Family Roster From Grady County Area
Aim, both of St. Petersburg, F. one son Alton R. Maxwell of Toon Springs Florida, four step-daughters Mrs J Wright Sanders M Gainey Mrs C O Max and Mrs T H Gainey all of Gr county two step-sons Mr Maxwell of Crockett Texas Mr Byron A Maxwell of Garland Texas three brothers C Harrison T P Harrison and Harrison all of Grady county sister Mrs T W Faircloth G county 31 grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Grady County
T. W. Faircloth
G County
Middle South Georgia Soil Conservation Supervisors Vote
Qualified voters within Ben Hill Crisp Irwin Turner Tift Worth Colquitt Brooks and Thomas counties are notified of a June 23 1945 election to choose three supervisors for the Middle South Georgia Soil Conservation District. Voting will occur 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at county courthouses in Fitzgerald Cordele Ocilla Ashburn Tifton Sylvester Moultrie Quitman and Thomasville. Only residents within the district may vote.
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Middle South Georgia Soil Conservation District
Ben Hill, Crisp, Irwin, Turner, Tift, Worth,Colquitt Brooks
Thomas Counties
Middle South Georgia
State of Georgia
Death of Mrs S R Maxwell brings sorrow to many friends
Cairo Georgia mourns the sudden death of Mrs Sarah Cathrene Maxwell at the home of Mrs Wright Sanders after a heart attack. Funeral services were held at Tide Creek church with Elder T R Crawfeed officiating. Survived by two daughters Mrs Lester Ulm and Mrs Henry, among others.
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Cairo
Sarah Cathrene Maxwell
Wright Sanders
Tide Creek Church
T. R. Crawfeed
R. W. Sanders
Haskel Gainey
A. McGainey
Edwin Maxwell
Harold Maxwell
Earnest Herring
Lester Ulm
Mra
Henry
Five Cows Bitten by Mad Foxes in Schley County
Ellaville Georgia June 20 AP reports five cows bitten by rabid foxes in Schley County prompting calls for action. County agent J D Davis notes recent strays due to fox bites and a doctor treated a child for rabies after a fox encounter. Dublin and Laurens County sources say federal aid may be available soon via Rep Carl Vinson.
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Ellaville
Schley County
J. D. Davis
Sai Davis
Dublin
Laurens County
C.h.trell
Carl Vinson
S District
Navy Lieutenant Dick Mitchell Arrives for Leave
Lt. Dick Mitchell aboard U S N arrives yesterday for a leave with his parents Mr and Mrs Richard Mitchell. Friends here will be glad to see him.
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Dick Mitchell
Richard Mitc
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